By: Pastor Emmanuel Oladimeji
Venue: UNILAG Multipurpose Hall
Date: Sunday, April 7th, 2024
Text: Acts 3:1-7
The only permanent solution to mockery is miracle. When you lack miracles, you become miserable.
The word miracle was mentioned more than 160 times in the Bible (83 times in the Old Testament and 82 times in the New Testament).
Facts from Acts 3:1-7
- Childhood problems (vs 2)
- He was at the right place but doing the wrong thing (vs 2)
It is possible to be in the right place, but doing the wrong thing. It is also possible to follow somebody, but not connected to him or her
To qualify as candidates for miracles, you must position yourself in line with what the scripture says.
If your motive is wrong, even when you are around great men, you might not benefit from them.
Be focused, and stop being distracted, there is always a period of settlement (Acts 3:4).
For miracle to take place, there is a place of partnership, willingness, and responsibility (Acts 3:5).
What is a miracle?
- A miracle is when an impossibility is made possible by God.
- It is what God alone can do, either by suspending natural laws or by creation.
- It is a situation that defies human explanation
What to do to be a candidate for miracles
1. You must settle your quarrel with God and fhe Holy Ghost.
2. You must desire a miracle
3. You must conceive your miracle first
4. Be expectant of your miracle. Proverbs 23:18
5. Labour for your miracle through the word of God and in the place of prayer. If you ever get to a place where your labour cannot do it anymore, what to ask for is the Mercy of God
6. You have to receive it. That shows that you must be ready to take responsibilities.
7. Constantly make demands for the Hand of God and Spirit of God upon your life.
8. Give thanks to God constantly for your life. Anytime you give thanks to God, you are committing the miracle and the tasks ahead into His hands.